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Calorie Clarification...

bgar1585
Posts: 37
My BMR is 1926
My TDEE is 2900
I am using My Fitness Pal a little differently. I am not adding back my exercise calories, I am just going off my BMR/TDEE calculation to get to a deficit.
I have set my fitness pal calorie goal to 2300. Since I am not adding back exercise calories, the "Complete This Entry" button (where it states what you would weigh in 5 weeks if every day were like today) would therefore be incorrect.....right?
Wouldn't the weight it says "I would weight in 5 weeks" always be higher if I stuck to my "exercise activity" obligation in my TDEE calculation?
My TDEE is 2900
I am using My Fitness Pal a little differently. I am not adding back my exercise calories, I am just going off my BMR/TDEE calculation to get to a deficit.
I have set my fitness pal calorie goal to 2300. Since I am not adding back exercise calories, the "Complete This Entry" button (where it states what you would weigh in 5 weeks if every day were like today) would therefore be incorrect.....right?
Wouldn't the weight it says "I would weight in 5 weeks" always be higher if I stuck to my "exercise activity" obligation in my TDEE calculation?
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I think this button is just crap. i don't even read, what the message says0
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I do the same as you and just ignore what the button says.0
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That feature is more of a guideline, based on the numbers you put into MFP. Since the numbers don't "match" between MFP and the TDEE method, then that feature is indeed useless.0
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I do TDEE and ignore that button (I don't include my exercise calories). I tried adding in exercise calories but it got confusing. You can try it if you want to see if it works for you0
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The only way that the "in 5 weeks" button could ever hope to be correct is if, in fact, every day were exactly like today. For most of us, that doesn't happen, because we eat and exercise a little differently every day.
Just ignore it.0 -
Yeah just ignore that button.0
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Totally ignore it. I doubt it's accurate ever. Heh.0
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Can you please tell me what TDEE is?0
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That button does nothing (other than generate that annoying message.)
You don't need to click it for any reason whatsoever.
So. Carry on with your bad self.0 -
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My exercise is different each day, so I don't use the TDEE method.
The whole "if everyday was like today, you'd weigh X, Y and Z" actually is fairly accurate. Not that I religiously use or aim for the prediction it uses, I've found it usually pretty close to what it say's, although, I usually go off measurements these days.0 -
Haha appreciate the help! You guys are great0
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